THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 3, 1937.
FROST HEADS JUNIOR BATSMEN
BAXTER HAS FINE
RECORD
YOUNGER PLAYERS NEAR THE TOP
(By "Adrem")
C. FROST, of the Hong Kong C. C. is at the head of the
PSecond Division League Cricket batting averages, but he
has played only three innings. K. M. Baxter, the K.C.C. opening bat. is in second place with the excellent average of 52.29. In 10 innings he has aggregated no fewer than 366 runs, which is 60 more than Q.M.S. Moreton, who has the next highest aggregate. G. M. Rumjahn, the Ellis Kadoorie schoolboy, has an average of 44.00. while Victor Bond of the Club, aided by four not outs, is standing at 41.50.
The fact that prominent positions in the table are occupied by cricketers at the beginning of their careers, augers very well for the future, and it will be interesting to see how these youngsters fare when they are promoted to the senior division next season, as they most likely will be.
The Second Division bowling figures also provide very interest- ing reading and these will be published in to-morrow's editions.
QUALIFICATION TWO COMPLETED INNINGS: AVERAGE 15
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P. C. Frost, above, heads the
Second Division League cricket batting averages.
INTERPORT TEAMS FOR
MANILA?
SOUTH CHINA ALSO INVITED
The Philippine Amateur Ath- letic Federation have extended to the Hong Kong Football As- sociation, the Shanghai Foot- ball Association and the South China Athletic Association an invitation to send the Interport teams of the former two bodies and South China's best team. presumably after the Interport, to Manila.
DAND NOT PLAYING
SATURDAY
FRACTURED BONE IN FOOT
(By “ATHOLE”) Followers of cricket will be sorry to hear that Arthur Dand, the popular Kowloon Cric- ket Club junior League captain, will be unable to lead the potential champions in their "needle" match against the Police next Satur- day at the K.C.C.
Receiving an injury to his- instep when keeping wicket to-- Hung in the game against Craigengower three weeks ago, Dand was forced to stand down for the matches against the Club and Recreio. It was then hoped that he would be able to play on Saturday, but an X-ray on Monday disclosed that he had a fractured bone in his foot and so his last hope of playing has gone.
The KC.C., who will be represent- ed by the same team which beat the Club and Recreio so convincingly,
A cabled invitation was received 35.40 yesterday morning by Mr. L need only draw their last match 33.75 Ildefonso, local Hon. Secretary of with the Police to win the shield the Filipino Club, which reads as they last won in the 1921-2 season. If the Police win they will carry off Enquire under what conditions the trophy for the first time in the can Shanghai or Hong Kong In-history of the championship. terport football teams or South China Athletic Association visit
·Manila?--PAAF.
The last occasion a local team 26.80 paid a visit to Manila was in 1934, 26.50 when St. Joseph's, then in a very 26.40 strong position for the First Divi- 26.34 sion League championship, sent a 25.83 team to the Manila Carnival.
AND OVER
P. C. Frost (H.K.C.C.)
3
1
76
151
75.50
K. M. Baxter (K.C.C.)
10
3
97
366
52.29
Bdr. Baker (Army “A”)'
6
1
- 93*
245
49.00
Sgt. Daniels (Army “A”)
6
2
62*
184
46.00
Cpl Wateridge (Army “B”)
9
3
89* 271
45.17
K. M. Rumjahn (I.R.C.)
5
2
65
132
44.00
V. C. Bond (H.K.C.C.)
4
- 27*
83
41.50
Cpl. Whitehead (Army “C”)
I
108* 194
R. Baldwin (K.C.C.)
6
2
50
143
38.80 35.75
A. K. Mackenzie (H.K.C.C.).
2
56
177
Cpl Shipp (Army “B”)
73
270
S. A. Gray (K.C.C.)
5
3
55*
64
W. C. Hung (K.C.C.)
3
68
95
32.00 31.67 follows:
W. L. Clark (P.R.C.)
8
54
154
30.80
QMS. Moreton (Army “F”)
10
63
306
30.60
E. Bathurst (H.K.C.C.)
6
1
71
153
30.60
Spr. Hoddinott (Army “B”)
5
62
142
28.40
A. Bakar (I.R.C.)
7
ㄧ
2
57*
142 28.40
J. Barrow (C.S.C.C.)
1
38*
84
28.00
2
54
108
27.00
1
60
134
7
3
47
-106
6
1
60
132
9
3
47
158
8
2
45* 155
5
1
42
97
H. T. Barma (1.R.C.)
5
49
120
Walker (Navy)
2
42
48
L/Cpl. Moore (Army "B")
8
3
"J
51
118
J. L. Stephen's (P.R.C.)
9
1
58
175
G. H. V. Hall (K.C.C.)
3
29
64
E. R.. A. Hollands
3
62
. 63
Lt. Comdr. D'Arcy-Evans (Navy). 9
82
187
A. E. Carey (P.R.C.)
9
50
186
Major Davies (Army. “C”)
6
2
32*
82
Surg. Lt. Davenport (Navy).
3
-42
61
S/Sgt. Collins (Army "A")
9
73.
153
9
57
170
B. G. Baker (P.R.C.)
·29*
113
C. S. M. Elvin (Army “C”
32.
37
W. Mulcahy (K_C_C_)
9
69
165
W. A. Beed (Recreio)
46
128.
C. G. Agnew (H.K.C.C.)
143
R. G. Robertson (C.S.C.C.).
T. E. Yeoh (C.C.C.)
R. M. King (H.K.C.C.)
P. O. Dunne (K.C.C.)
H. Danbrowsky (P.R.C.)
A. K. Suffiad (1.R.C.)
Gar. Chaplin (Army "A")
P. H. Loughlin (P.R.C.) Q.M.S. Eaton (Army “A”)
G. A. Lee (C.C.C.)..
C. Pope (P.R.C.)
Pte. Dickinson (Amy “C”)
E. Souza (C_C_C.)\\\
Cpl Whilley (Army “B”)
C. E. Gahagan (H.K.C.C.)
Comdr. Barry (Navy)
J. Pengelly (C.S.C.C.) C. H. Teoh (University). A. M. Rumjahn (I.B.C.) Cpl Hopcroft (Army “B”) Cpl. Goldsworthy (Army Condr, Clark (Army "C") -Kitchell (C.C.CZ) = J. W. Leonard (C.C.C.); Sgt. Howe (Army “A”) HE. Strange (C.S.C.C.) A. M. Pratz (Recreio)
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24.25 The Philippine Exposition, which was formerly the Manila Carnival, 24.00 terminates on February 20 next, 23.60 while the Eucharastic Congress, 21.88
which commences in Manila to-day, 2133 ends on Sunday next
21.00
The K.C.C. team is as follows: W.
Mulcahy (captain). W. C. Hung, F.
I Zimmern, G. C. Burnett, K. M Baxter, W L McKenzie, T. A. Madar. R Broadbridge, G. A. V. Hall, S. A. Gray and R. Baldwin.
PORTSMOUTH'S WORRIES
Big Overdraft And No Support
Portsmouth F. C. have a bank 20.78 As far as the Shanghai Football overdraft of £13,000. This fact has 20.67 Association is concerned, a visit to been disclosed to a London paper by 20.50 Manila is practically out of the Portsmouth director-one of the 20.33 question as they have curtailed hardworking, club-minded board 19.12 their local Interport programme who have personally guaranteed 18.88 from five to four games and the 18.8 question of players securing addi- 18.50 tional leave would naturally crop 18.33 up again.
18.29 The invitation to the local Asso- 18.00 ciation will come up for consider- 17.88 ation in the very near future, pro- 17.20 bably some time this week. $17.00
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16:43
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16.17
THE SCOTTISH CUP
34
129
16.13
129
16.13
48
48.
95
31
15.83 goals to 2. Their 15.50 last Saturday was
61
15.22 the ground was
105
15.00 Reuter
every pound of it.
The director pointed out that when Allen was transferred to As- ton Villa two years ago for £10,775. Portsmouth started with a clean financial sheet
Much of the present deficit is due to the recent erection of free cover- ed accommodation for the shilling seats,
Small Gates
Portsmouth have, for many years. tried to convert local townsfolk into soccer fans. But gates have al- ways been small in proportion to the population.
The reason is this,” added the director: So many people are set tling down. buying their own houses, and saving every penny to
London, To-day. 16.00 In the first round of the Scottish 16.00 Cup Hibernian beat Alloa by 5 do it. Even our success has not
original, fixture lured them. I remember after
postponed as- great Cup triumph we
next League game before a mere handful